Investi□atorslea□ned□hat□hegroup□□dbeenfriends□or□□ars,but□ecentlyth□□ehad□een□ens□ona□on□the□.Rumorsofdi□agreemen□sandargumentsdu□in□t□etripbegantos□rface,leadinga□thoriti□st□specula□□wh□t□erfoul□layw□sinv□lved.Eac□memberoft□egr□□□hadadifferentstorytot□ll,andtheinconsistenciesintheiracc□unts□□l□a□dedt□themyste□□ofthem□ssing□i□e. In□e□tigatorslearn□dthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsf□rye□rs,butrecen□l□t□ereh□d□eentensio□amongthem.Rumorsofdisag□eements□nd□□gumen□□duringthetripb□g□nto□ur□□c□,leadi□gauthor□tiestospec□latewhetherfoulplaywasinvolve□.E□chmemb□rofthegrouphada□i□fer□□tsto□□totel□,andtheincons□□□en□iesintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryofthemissingnine. Investigatorslearne□thatthegr□uphadbeenfr□en□sfo□year□,□ut□ece□t□ythe□ehad□eenten□i□namon□them.□umor□o□□i□agreements□ndargumentsduri□gthet□ipb□gantosu□face,leadingaut□o□□tiestos□eculat□whetherfoulpla□w□sinvolved□Eachmemberof□heg□o□p□□dadifferentstoryto□□□l,□ndtheincons□□tenci□sint□eiraccou□□sonly□dde□to□hemyst□ry□□themi□singnin□.□/p> In□es□□gatorslearnedth□tt□□grouph□db□enfrien□□foryears□butrece□tlythere□adb□entensi□nam□n□them.Rumo□sofdisa□□□em□□tsandargumentsd□□ing□hetr□pbegantosurfac□,□eadi□ga□thoritiestospe□ula□□whet□erfoulplaywasinv□□ved.□achmemberofthegro□□hadadif□□rent□torytotell,and□heincon□ist□nciesin□he□raccountso□lyadd□dtoth□mysteryofthemis□ingnine.